This post discusses how to select relevant functional reading materials for your clients in 3 easy steps.
What type of goals can functional reading address?
- Everyday reading skills
- Reading comprehension
- Language skills
- Delayed and immediate recall
- Sustained and divided attention
- Problem solving
- Reasoning skills
- + many more!
How can I use functional reading materials in speech therapy?
Follow these 3 steps:
- Use client intake form to identify prior level of function and cognitive-linguistic demands.
- Select reading materials based on client’s prior level of function and cognitive-linguistic demands.
- Write individualized achievable goals based on client’s strengths and weaknesses.
Step 1. Use client intake form to identify prior level of function and cognitive-linguistic demands.
Step 2. Select reading materials based on client’s prior level of function and cognitive-linguistic demands.
Step 3. Write individualized and achievable goals based on client’s strengths and weaknesses.
Above all, using individualized therapy materials and selecting achievable goals can help improve generalization and therapy outcomes.